Among them are: the establishment of a centralized government, the rising influence of Confucianism, the frequency of a young child ascending the throne as the Han emperor, as well as the development of Han cosmology which corresponds the universe to human development.

THE Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday acknowledged there was a 'real debate' over the future of the 299-year-old Act of Settlement which prevents Roman Catholics and other non-Protestants ascending the throne.

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent two cables of congratulations to King Philippe of the Kingdom of Belgium on the occasion of ascending the throne of the kingdom and his country's Independence Day anniversary.

In the remaining three options, however, males are given precedence over females in ascending the throne, which spawned speculation that the government is still looking for ways to preserve the male-dominant line in the event that the crown prince and princess eventually have a son, analysts say.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman replaced the housing minister late on Wednesday, a day after pledging to speed up efforts to end a shortfall in housing units, in his first address to the nation since ascending the throne in January.

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